Choose a suitable mentor or supervisor who has real research experience and is willing to teach and guide you properly throughout the research journey.

0.1 Take your time and focus on learning correctly instead of trying to publish as quickly as possible. Many high-quality scientific papers require months or even years of careful work, revisions, analysis, and improvement before publication. Rushing the process is one of the most common reasons for weak research quality and avoidable mistakes.

1. Choose a research topic that truly interests you.
2. Start with a simple and clear research question.
3. Read recent studies before beginning your project.
4. Do not choose a topic that is too broad.
5. Make sure your research question can actually be answered.
6. Understand the basics of scientific research before writing.
7. Learn the difference between study designs.
8. Use trusted scientific databases for searching articles.
9. Read full articles, not only abstracts.
10. Keep your research objective specific and focused.
11. Write your ideas down immediately to avoid forgetting them.
12. Organize your references from the beginning.
13. Save copies of all important articles.
14. Always check the credibility of the journal.
15. Avoid predatory journals and fake publishers.
16. Learn how to search efficiently in PubMed.
17. Use keywords carefully during literature search.
18. Use Boolean operators correctly during searching.